Perennial Ratings Winner, Yankees and Red Sox Do it Again for YES

Once again, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox head into the final month of the season jockeying for position atop the AL East. And once again, their games rocket high in the ratings.

The mid-week series at Fenway Park grabbed the top two prime time slots, according to the Nielsen.

The September 1st game, which the Yankees held on for a 4-2 victory, was number one with 733,000 YES Network viewers and a 3.6 rating.

The previous night (won by the Red Sox, 9-5) settled for number two (630,000/3.1)

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